Do you know what Remk Ransomware is?
Remk Ransomware displays a note that asks to pay 490 or 980 US dollars. In exchange for making the payment, the malware’s creators promise to provide their victims with decryption tools that could restore all the threat’s locked files. It might seem like the only way to get your data back, but you can also replace encrypted files with backup copies. If you have such an option, you should ignore the malware’s ransom note, delete Remk Ransomware from your computer, and, when it becomes safe, get your backup copies. We also, advise not to put up with any demands if you cannot risk losing the mentioned sums in vain. It is possible that it could happen as cybercriminals cannot be trusted or provide any guarantees even if they say otherwise. To learn more about the threat or its deletion, we invite you to read our full report and check the removal guide available below.
First, we should talk about how Remk Ransomware might appear on your device. Mostly, users download installers of such malicious applications unknowingly. Usually, it happens to those who carelessly open email attachments, installers from unreliable file-sharing websites, or click links on suspicious notifications. To avoid such malicious applications, you have to be careful with all content from the Internet, especially if it comes from unreliable sources. In other words, if you are not certain that a file or a link is safe to open you should not open or click them. If for some reason you have to interact with questionable content, we advise taking extra precautions. If it is a link you should view its URL address to see where it will lead you. On the other hand, if it is an installer, a document, or any other file, you should just scan it with a reputable antimalware tool.
Remk Ransomware should create its launchers copies and it might place a scheduled task on an infected device to ensure that it will be relaunched automatically and will not be removed as easily. Once it is done, the malicious application should encrypt pictures, documents, and various other types of files that could be valuable. During this process, the targeted files should get a second extension called .remk, for example, picture.jpg.remk. Afterward, the malware ought to create a ransom note titled _readme.txt. The Remk Ransomware’s ransom note should explain what happened to encrypted files and that only special decryption tools can restore them.
Remk Ransomware screenshot
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Moreover, the malware’s creators should offer decryption tools in exchange for 490 US dollars if a user contacts them in 72 hours, or for 980 US dollars if it takes longer to get in touch. Hackers can also offer to decrypt a file free of charge. Keep in mind that it only proves that the promised decryption tools exist. In other words, there are no guarantees that you will get them and paying the ransom might still be very risky. Lastly, we recommend deleting Remk Ransomware because if it is left on the system, it could encrypt files you might yet create or download. To erase it manually, you could try the removal guide available below. However, it might be easier and safer to eliminate Remk Ransomware with a reliable antimalware tool of your choice.
Erase Remk Ransomware
- Restart your device in Safe Mode with Networking.
- Press Windows key+E.
- Go to your Desktop, Temporary Files, and Downloads directories.
- Find the file launched before the threat infected the computer, right-click this suspicious file, and click Delete.
- Navigate to these locations:
%USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data
%LOCALAPPDATA% - Search for randomly named folders, for example, 2a9ea166-82c4-499d-9f16-9e28ac1b8ef4 that should contain malicious .exe files.
- Right-click the randomly named malware’s folders and select Delete.
- Find this location: %WINDIR%\System32\Tasks
- See if you can find a task called Time Trigger Task, right-click it, and select Delete.
- Close File Explorer.
- Empty Recycle Bin.
- Reboot the system.
In non-techie terms:
Remk Ransomware might turn your day into nightmare as it has the ability to lock all of your important files with a robust encryption algorithm. The purpose of encrypting your files is to convince you to pay to get decryption tools that could restore them. The malicious application’s creators should offer such tools in the threat’s ransom note that should be displayed as soon as the ransomware finishes encrypting all targeted data. As mentioned in the main text, we advise not to put up with their demands if you do not want to risk getting scammed. A safer option is to replace encrypted files with backup copies. This option might not be available to all, but it is the safest solution to restoring encrypted files. Whatever you decide to do about your locked data we advise deleting Remk Ransomware so it would not cause you more trouble. To learn how to erase it manually, you could check the removal guide placed above.